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Thanks for the update!

This is a disappointing update, personally. The only big change I'm excited about is the improvement for "Blackstar".

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1. Grimes - Flesh Without Blood 2. Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta 3. Taylor Swift - Bad Blood 4. Bjork - Stonemilker 5. Ellie Goulding - On My Mind 6. Danny L Harle - Without You 7. Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money 8. Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean? 9. Drake - Hotline Bling 10. Skepta - Shutdown ...

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I think his classic albums should be included. His Alexa ranking and total sites linking in are both very good. Maybe we should establish some rules for the inclusion of online single reviewers? Also do we include the ratings of Christgau and Scaruffi because of the large amount of reviews they have...

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The only challenger thus far is TPAB , but seeing as Kanye is one of the few contemporary artists one could say is a canonized legend, MBDTF will probably get the most acclaim at the end of the decade. But I wouldn't say his artist rank is safe by any means. Kendrick, Arcade Fire, Tame Impala, St. V...

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I couldn't sleep so I grabbed my phone to check out AMF and this was the first thing I saw. My first thought was it must have been a hoax. Truly unbelievable and heartbreaking. I hadn't even listened to Blackstar yet. Knowing he had to have been preparing for this while recording the album will give...

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With all the high profile releases, 2015 wasn't super difficult to predict for, but kudos to Nassim for the Courtney Barnett, Shamir, and Deafheaven predictions (and for predicting that Built to Spill and Modest Mouse would, indeed, produce albums exactly half as good as their best ;) ), myself for ...

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Agree. Certainly hoping it's not the best thing on SWISH (if it's on SWISH) but I actually feel excited for his new album for the first time in ages. Feelin the vibe.

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I think the key for Radiohead is to take another left turn. People seem to be getting increasingly indifferent to their electronic meanderings. Sure, they'll never release another record that doesn't have electronic influences but I think a return to the art rock of records past will surely get them...

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*Pusha T - King Push - Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude *Baroness - Purple What do you think of their chances of being included in 2016 EOY lists? I think if King Push is any good then it will get all the acclaim rather than Darkest Before Dawn . And I doubt Baroness is popular enough that critics ...

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Songs http://antiquiet.com/misc/lists/2016/01/best-songs-of-2015/ "Per Antiquiet tradition, it’s time (give or take a couple weeks) to start rounding up the best of 2015, starting with all of our top songs playlists, completely free of democratic compromise or editorial oversight. There’s a lot...

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Well, 2016 is upon us and things are shaping up to be another landmark year for top shelf music releases. I figured it would be fun to make some predictions for what the critics' favorite albums may be this year, and take a moment to discuss what you're most looking forward to. I didn't really go ou...

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I see your point a little clearer now. I jumped to the conclusion you were trashing the album. :whistle: I respect your opinion in your first paragraph, though I personally think TPAB is, indeed, courageous, insightful, and provocative, and I don't think the latter takes away from the record in the ...

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Albums http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/6797453/The-Suns-Top-50-Albums-of-2015.html 1. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a butterfly 2. NEW ORDER - Music Complete 3. Jamie xx - In Colour 4. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit 5. Paul Weller - Saturns Pattern 6. ...

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SoundsXP has posted album reviews as recently as December 23, but I saw someone in their forums say the site is going into "hibernation".

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Albums http://www.frootsmag.com/content/critpoll/ 1. Stick In The Wheel - From Here (From Here) 2. Anna & Elizabeth - Anna & Elizabeth (Free Dirt) 3. Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - Ba Power (Glitterbeat) 4. Sam Lee & Friends - The Fade In Time (Nest Collective) 5. Canzoniere Grecanico...

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Albums http://music.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/21444/campfire-tales-albums-of-the-year-2015.html "We’ve reviewed a lot of records this year, some great, most good, a few not so. Missing out due to editorial issues (i.e. we didn't review them for one reason or another) are the really rather gr...

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Why does it seem that new albums need to be vulgar and provocative to have any kind of shot at the top 100? Why can't an album just focus on good songwriting and/or virtuosic instrument playing and get serious critical attention? MBDTF, To Pimp A Butterfly, do you have to talk about dicks not being...

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http://www.thrashhits.com/2015/05/goodbye/

Thrash Hits is no more apparently. Looks like too many of their writers flew the coop.

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I certainly didn't foresee "King Kunta" doing so well. Top ten, sure, but vying for the number one spot of 2015? That's very surprising. And I also am stunned at "Hotline Bling"'s placement. I really like the song but it doesn't seem right that it will likely become Drake's most ...

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https://www.cmj.com/year-end-chart-2015/

Is anyone familiar enough with CMJ to say if this is their staff's official best-of-2015 list? I'm not sure what the "weeks" column means.

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This site, like Nassim pointed out about IndiePopRock, seems to have slipped in Alexa ranking. It's ranked in the 6 millions now. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/agitreader.com Albums http://agitreader.com/wp2/the-agit-reader-top-10-of-2015/ by Staff 10. New Order - Music Complete 9. Grimes - Art Ange...

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I like the song. I still don't think anything he's released that's presumably gonna be on SWISH is great but I'm still excited for the album. You can tell he's experimenting with his flow a lot. At various times during "Facts" I got a Drake and a Kendrick vibe with his flow.

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I agree with what Federico said and I'd add that I doubt a publication would slight an artist just because they're not available on a streaming service. I think they'd probably mention that the playlist was missing whatever song was unavailable. That's just an assumption on my part, though, and I'm ...

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You're welcome, Harold. Songs 25. Mild High Club “Windowpane” 24. Trust Image “Doing You Wrong” 23. Siren "A/Way (Faze Action remix)" 22. Romans (Tin Man & Gunnar Haslam) "Delmenium" 21. Nicolas Jaar "Swim" 20. Etapp Kyle "Luna" 19. Binh "Buyout"...

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Songs https://www.xlr8r.com/features/2015/12/xlr8rs-best-of-2015-trackshttpswww-xlr8r-comwp-adminindex-php/ "It's hard to pin down exactly how many individual tracks are put out each year, but our best estimate is…oh, let's go with a gazillion. As production and distributions becomes ever easie...

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Albums https://www.xlr8r.com/features/2015/12/xlr8rs-best-of-2015-releases/ "Sure, it’s individual tracks that drive the dancefloor and keep clubland humming. But sometimes—when you’re at home, driving your car, or otherwise engaged in some personal-headspace listening—you want to experience an...

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Albums http://www.theowlmag.com/features/the-best-albums-of-2015/ By Staff The Black Ryder - The Door Behind the Door Built to Spill - Untethered Moon Chelsea Wolfe - Abyss Chvrches - Every Open Eye Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit Deafheaven - New Bermuda Death...

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Albums http://austintownhall.com/2015/12/02/the-ath-top-50-albums-of-2015/ "Year-end lists are everywhere…and I can see why they’re important to people. But, seeing as we generally walk off the beaten path more often than not, our list of the Top 50 Albums of 2015 is in no particular order, sav...

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Albums http://acloserlisten.com/2015/12/23/acl-2015-the-top-20-albums-of-the-year/ "Rich picked Matana Roberts, Chris picked Michael Price, James picked Ian William Craig, David picked Holly Herndon and Joe picked Heroin in Tahiti. But this year’s #1, one of the longest albums ever recorded, dr...

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My conservative rankings: To Pimp a Butterfly - 150-200 Carrie & Lowell - 200-250 I Love You, Honeybear - 400-500 In Colour - 400-500 Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit - 400-500 I think Currents may have an outside shot at top 500, though I'm hoping it will one day topple Loner...

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Songs http://flavorwire.com/553111/flavorwire-staffers-favorite-songs-of-2015 "As time goes on, with more and more music flooding the Internet every year, it becomes increasingly difficult to decide on the year’s best tunes. Our music editor Matthew Ruiz already chose the year’s best albums, bu...

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Albums http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2015/12/best-albums-of-2015/ "In a year marked by violence and the unexpected, music rose to the occasion as a potent outlet for frustration, empathy, and celebration. We seem to be no closer to solving music's digital quandaries. Downloads are increasingly ir...

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Kinda with Federico on this. I could see sites doing this a lot in the future. I understand the apprehension to include them, but if they intended to include a song on the playlist that isn't available for streaming, wouldn't they mention that on their site?

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Albums http://flavorwire.com/552218/flavorwires-20-favorite-albums-of-2015 "End-of-year lists can be fun, but also maddening. We like reading them because it gives us a peek at everything that we might have missed this past year, but often what makes the list can come down to what feels most im...

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Well, based on its current position on the end-of-year spreadsheet I think it could, but then again, I don't know how well the spreadsheet translates into the rankings on the update. But if it keeps it up I'm sure it will at least do as well as Ultraviolence.

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I think "Nosetalgia" by Pusha T feat. Kendrick Lamar should be listed on the latter's artist page.

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I'll nominate Kamasi Washington - The Epic. Sorry for not saying this sooner, but is this really "moderately" acclaimed? It's pretty high up on the EOY spreadsheet. Isn't it ironic that we changed the rules so we wouldn't have another instance of a highly acclaimed album in the competitio...

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Very happy to see Carrie & Lowell do so well with the international critics. Can anyone explain the album's astounding international reception? Well, I think the main thing that sets it apart from TPAB internationally is the fact hip-hop isn't quite as well received around the world as it is in...

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Stunned at Vince Staples at number four. I didn't think top ten was out of the question but to see that it bested two of the 9.3s is remarkable. Perhaps what is more stunning to me, though, is Sufjan's "low" placement at sixth. The review for C&L stated it was his best album so I figur...

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I'd say the inclusion of Blur and the exclusion of FJM is most likely. I could also see Bjork getting slighted but I doubt it.

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Shocked and appalled at the low placement for Oneohtrix Point Never. I'm sure it will rise over the weeks but I'm expecting (hoping) for a top twenty finish. Phew. All is right now! Garden of Delete is 16th. And I think the biggest surprise of the spreadsheet is how well Alabama Shakes is doing. I ...

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Setherex wrote: Spreadsheet-wise, I believe that's how it resulted as too.

In terms of when the site itself was finally updated for 2010, which didn't happen until mid-2013, I believe MBDTF was #1.

I think The Suburbs was actually, like, 175th on that update, while MBDTF was around 230.

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Waaaaait a minute.

I think I'm looking at this from the entirely wrong angle. I'm guessing giving weight to lists closer to the overall list helps keep the wide array of genres intact because it limits the power of lists that are heavily based in one genre.

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Ok, I guess I understood the term but I'm still confused. Is what you're saying that if you have two best of the decade lists like this: 1. Daft Punk - Get Lucky 2. Kanye West - Runaway 3. Frank Ocean - Pyramids 4. M83 - Midnight City 5. The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio 1. Andrés - New for U 2. Captain...

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I guess my confusion lies in my misunderstanding of the term "surrogate parameter".

I'll trust that whatever decision you make in the weighting of lists is the right one, though!

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Still, how come every critic (well except Spin) pick "King Kunta" instead of "The Blacker the Berry"??? Some kind of secret conspiracy? I'll never get the acclaim for "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)". Worst track from "In Colour". I'm in team Kunta but ...

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Henrik wrote:My songs spreadsheet gives more weight to lists that are closer to the overall list. The all time lists use more sophisticated weighting parameters. See the "About" page on the main AM site.

I've known about this for awhile but why is this the case?

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Shocked and appalled at the low placement for Oneohtrix Point Never. I'm sure it will rise over the weeks but I'm expecting (hoping) for a top twenty finish.

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